投稿者: Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong
HK$1m rewards target people accused of national security crimes who fled after pro-democracy protestsHong Kong police have announced bounties of HK$1m (about £105,000) for information leading to the arrest of six democracy advocates based overseas and …
At least 20 people detained, including activist Alexandra Wong and leader of opposition party, as hundreds of police conduct stop and search operationsHong Kong police have detained more than 20 people, including prominent pro-democracy figures, on the…
Seven admit rioting, while another six face additional charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prisonA Hong Kong court has began the trial of 13 people over the storming and ransacking of the city’s legislature in 2019, which was an unprecedente…
No casualties have been reported since flames engulfed construction site in heart of busy Tsim Sha Tsui late on ThursdayHong Kong firefighters have been battling a blaze that engulfed a construction site in the city’s shopping district.Officials said t…
Apple Daily founder, who recently completed sentence over territory’s pro-democracy protests, convicted in contract dispute involving newspaper officesHong Kong pro-democracy media owner Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and nine m…
Man played British national anthem and pro-democracy protest song to crowds gathered during funeralA Hongkonger who played a harmonica to a crowd outside the British consulate during Elizabeth II’s funeral was arrested for sedition, according to police…
City authorities on high alert amid preparations for 1 July and possible visit by China president Xi JinpingHong Kong police have arrested five people for sedition as the city prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the British handover and a pot…
Authorities try to stamp out any public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of massacreHong Kong authorities on Saturday detained several people as they pounced on any attempt at public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown…
Concerns of breaching security law prompt cancellation of services that were among last ways to publicly mark China’s 1989 crackdownFor the first time in 33 years, church services to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown will not be held in Hong K…
Reporter and lecturer’s arrest in dawn raid another blow to city’s press amid Beijing crackdownA veteran Hong Kong journalist has been arrested by national security police for allegedly conspiring to publish “seditious materials”, a police source and l…
‘We will not be silenced,’ says CEO after government accuses Hong Kong Watch of endangering China’s national securityA UK-based rights group has pledged not to remain silent after Hong Kong’s government demanded it shut its website and accused it of en…
Movies deemed a security threat can bring penalties of up to three years’ jail under stricter law that also covers previously approved titles Hong Kong will scrutinise past films for national security breaches under a tough new censorship law in the la…
Detention of of veteran pro-democracy activist clear sign of authorities’ zero tolerance to dissentPolice in Hong Kong have arrested a 65-year-old democracy activist as she staged a lone demonstration over China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown, in a vivid…
Bar association and activists decry Beijing-type immigration act with ‘exit ban’ powersHong Kong has passed a new immigration law that includes powers to stop people entering or leaving the city, raising fears of Chinese mainland-style “exit bans” in t…
Tony Chung, 19, to spend four months in prison as Beijing cracks down on prominent activistsA teenager in Hong Kong has been ordered to spend four months in prison for insulting China’s national flag and unlawful assembly, as Beijing increasingly targe…